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Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
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Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
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Overview of Diabetes Mellitus
General references
Types of Diabetes
Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Other Types and Causes of Diabetes
Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
Diagnosis reference
Complications
Special Populations
Patients with difficulty maintaining goal glucose levels
Children and adolescents
Patients with heart failure
Hospitalized patients
Patients undergoing surgery
Special populations references
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Etiology
Etiology references
Screening and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes
Screening
Prevention
Screening and prevention references
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Diagnosis references
Treatment
Pharmacotherapy
Diabetes education
Diet
Exercise
Foot care
Vaccination
Pancreas and islet cell transplantation
Treatment references
Monitoring Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
Fingerstick glucose monitoring
Continuous glucose monitoring
Hemoglobin A1C
Fructosamine
Urine monitoring
Monitoring references
Complications
Long-term complications
Comorbidities specific to type 1 diabetes
Screening for complications of type 1 diabetes
Complications references
Key Points
More Information
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Etiology
Etiology references
Screening and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Screening
Prevention
Screening and prevention references
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Diagnosis references
Treatment
Diabetes education
Diet
Exercise
Weight loss
Pharmacotherapy
Foot care
Vaccination
Treatment references
Monitoring Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Monitoring references
Complications
Complications of diabetes in general
Complications specific to type 2 diabetes
Screening for complications in type 2 diabetes
Complications references
Key Points
More Information
Acute Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
General references
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Key Points
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)
General reference
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
Long-Term Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
General reference
Monitoring for Long-Term Complications
Monitoring complications references
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy reference
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy references
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic foot screening
Diabetic neuropathy reference
Macrovascular Disease
Macrovascular disease references
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy reference
Infection
Infection references
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
MASLD references
Other Complications
Key Points
More Information
Medications for Diabetes Mellitus Treatment
General references
Insulin
Insulin preparations
Insulin regimens for type 1 diabetes
Insulin pumps
Insulin regimens for type 2 diabetes
Complications of insulin treatment
Insulin references
Oral Antihyperglycemic Medications
Sulfonylureas
Short-acting insulin secretagogues
Biguanides
Thiazolidinediones
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors
Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors
Dopamine agonist
Oral antihyperglycemic medications references
Injectable Antihyperglycemic Medications
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists
Dual incretin agonists (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide [GIP]/ glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1] receptor agonist)
Amylin analog
Injectable antihyperglycemic medications references
Disease-Modifying Medications for Diabetes
Disease-modifying medications references
Adjunctive Medications for Diabetes
Adjunctive medications references
Hypoglycemia
Etiology
Well-appearing patients
Ill-appearing patients
Pseudohypoglycemia
Etiology references
Symptoms and Signs
Symptoms and signs references
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment in patients taking antihyperglycemic medications
Treatment in patients not taking antihyperglycemic medications
Key Points